[Video] Rabbit Day 3... with Rabbits

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[WangJi was in greenhouse carriage as usual. It was usually his place for making any sort of posts on the train as he enjoyed it there. This time, there actually was a reason... because he had two rabbits and it was the month of rabbit.

You know... appropriate.

So Little Carrot was sitting inside his robes with his tiny head sticking out, nose wiggling as WangJi spoke]

Good day. I wanted to inform those on the train with a musical inclination that I have ordered a guqin so that others may try and play it.

[He adjusted the video to show the very long zither instrument sitting on the ground near him. It definitely wasn't his own. The colors were different and it didn't have any of the markings showing it belonged to a Gusu Lan disciple.

There was also Little Radish the white rabbit next to it, sniffing it and trying to figure out what it was]

If anyone would like to learn more about it, feel free to ask. This one, I will leave in the music carriage.

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nw! welcome back! will drop the other one since it is older! I am okay backtagging this one! :D

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[ Fairy very much enjoys being a novelty. She hasn't changed her mood since she's been prancing around with her two rabbit friends. They are brave and cute. She was fine with this as she wanders with them in toll. Of course, she's still within range for Jin Ling and Lan Wangji to see.

Maybe they'll both get a happy bark from her. Other than that, she lets them do their thing. Jin Ling shakes his head when he glances over. His spiritual dog is indeed more social than he'll ever be. ]

So if-- if I pluck them like this-- oh!

[ He tries to pluck a few more and the sounds definitely are different. ]

You're right the ranges are different.

Sounds good to me

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[The rabbits were fairly subdued in their enthusiasm (being rabbits) but they weren't trying to figure out how to get off so that was definitely a good sign. They both were rather enjoying their ride on the spiritual dog. They'll pretty much go wherever she is going... not that they had much choice.

This... this was very cute. WangJi was glad that his rabbits were enjoying themselves so it was all good.

WangJi watched quietly as Jin Ling experimented with it and once he had discovered it for himself, he nodded]

The guqin is versatile. It is why it is good for qin language.

[There were a lot of potential tones that guqin could make]

/o/ ty

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[ Nope not one bit. At least she's trotting around nearby and haven't started climbing things with the two rabbits on her back. She is as least considerate. She'll let them see anything they want with a closer point of view.

Jin Ling can't help but feel the same. Fairy is just-- very cute. Especially, when she's chaperoning the small rabbits on her back and doesn't seem to be bothered by anything else. He's going to have to keep his concentration though, if he doesn't want to be distracted and mess up.

He will try his hardest at least. ]

Qin language feels and looks vert complicated. How do you even manage to do it so-- effortlessly?

[ He's seen Lan Wangji play. The sound is pleasant to the ears and its properties are beyond what he's seen in many cultivators. Sure, he's seen other disciples of Gusu Lan use the same language, but there was something ethereal about Lan Wangji. He hates to admit it, but he does find the man quite-- amazing, despite his awkwardness. ]

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[There was so much to see at a closer point of view. Of course, being rabbits, plants were naturally high on their "points of interest" list. They were grateful for the even surface though]

It has taken a lot of studying. It is not something that we expect our juniors to be able to understand overnight. Lan Sizhui is well-studied in it as well, but others may not be so confident.

[He would appreciate that admiration if he knew. Not that he went out to seek it, but knowing that WuXian's sect nephew thought that would be nice]

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[ That makes sense. Fairy enjoys a lot of snacks and meats if anything. Plants aren't on her preferred but, she finds them interesting from time to time! She sure does have that even surface for now! ]

There's a lot to understand. I still-- don't really get it. Sizhui...makes it look effortless.

[ Admittedly, Sizhui is really talented. Jin Ling can't deny that. Though, he's pretty confident in himself on-- other things that isn't learning how to play music. He's trying at least. Jin Ling really does find Lan Wangji intimidating for various reasons. The fact that he's really amazing is one of them and one day he might have enough confidence to say that aloud. ]

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Sizhui has been practicing since he was young. It has taken him time to get where he is. With practice, you can get there too, but it will not happen immediately.

[WangJi is very into practicing. Even he is still practicing. He wouldn't say that he has perfected it yet even others might think he has]

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[ He nods his head. Jin Ling is pretty disciplined in that area. Day in and day out he's always practicing his swordsmanship and his archery.

That's why he has so much pride in those skills specifically. He understands what Lan Wangji is saying and he definitely knows better than to take short cuts. ]

He's-- a hard worker, that Sizhui. [ mumble, mumble.]

I know it's not something that can be learned over night. I won't waste your time. I'll keep trying.

[ that much, he's determined. ]

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[There were definitely no shortcuts in WangJi's opinion. One had to do everything in their ability to improve. Even if one was not fated to master it, having some knowledge was rarely a bad thing in his opinion. It was better to be well-rounded]

He is. He always has been. [He tried to hear what Jin Ling had muttered, just because he was curious]

It is not a waste of my time to teach others if they had a desire to learn.

[It would be waste of his time if they didn't want to learn and he was essentially babysitting them]

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[ Doesn't Jin Ling know this. He's never taken a shortcut in his life in regards to his personal training. Not when his jiuju is always breathing down his neck with endless lessons. Even, when he has free time these days on the train, he's training, sparring or practicing something with either his jiujiu or his friends. Jin Ling wants to at least be competent in it to hold his own. He doesn't expect to excel in it as this isn't something he's grown up with. He knows mostly the sword and archery. ]

Yeah. He's really good. He learns things quickly. [ At least from his observation. ]

Er-- Well! I do want to learn! I'll keep trying.

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[WangJi had noticed this of Jin Ling, both here and back home. He had always worked for it even with the Jin sect. Then again, his uncle was Jiang Cheng and as far as he knew, he'd never really had anything just handed to him. He definitely hadn't been handed any easy life aside from being the only son of a sect. So it made sense that he didn't allow Jin Ling to coast through on life either]

He does. He has learned from a young age that he needs to apply himself. [Not that he was naturally gifted, but that he knew how to study]

Good. And I will teach. It will be good to spend sometime practicing the notes and positions.

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[ When Jin Ling thinks about all eyes that are focused on him, he really pushes himself to the limit. He doesn't want to embarrass his father's legacy, and he certainly doesn't want his uncle to be scrutinized for not teaching him well. Jin Ling may have a bad personality, but he's confident in his own abilities and there's a possibility of outshining others. ]

I can-- well I get it.

[ What Lan Wangji is saying, he gets it. Applying oneself seems to be something that universally affects disciples across all sects. ]

Of course! C-Can you show me the positioning again?

[ He mused giving Lan Wangji a look. Might as well keep going. ]

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[It is the unfortunate part for all of them, no matter which generation they were from. They had all been under intense scrutiny when they were younger and in many cases they still here. There were so many people who didn't want to be let down or have others imply that they were letting them down. It was a fact of life for those in the cultivation world]

Of course.

[And WangJi would both show him and instruct him in the proper way to hold his hands in order to play the guqin